CUSAS 39, 234 (P253735)

Account tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4715/11

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 4(asz) sze gur BA U3
2. a-sza3# 7(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 4(asz) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) mu la2-ia3 dub-sar gi {gesz}ma-nu ugula erin2-na-me
6. lu2-du10-ga
7. 6(asz) gur ki ur-e2-mah
8. 1(u) 1(asz) gur ki ab-ba-kal-la
9. [...] a2#? hun#? da#?
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ki ur-ba-ba i3-gal2
  blank space
2'. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Account (account)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253735

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4715/11
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170115

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 234

    [Dahl2020CUSAS39] Dahl, Jacob L. 2020. Ur III Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 39. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-26 at 12:55:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 234 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253735.
CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry (No. P253735). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253735
CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253735 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253735},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253735
LB  - CDLI:P253735
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253735
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 234 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253735.
CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry (No. P253735). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253735
CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253735 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253735},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253735
LB  - CDLI:P253735
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253735
ER  -
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